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Baton Rouge Greenway construction kicks off at BREC's Expressway Park

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Crews broke ground at Expressway Park in Baton Rouge, BREC and the Downtown Development District announced Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The park is the first piece of the Baton Rouge Greenway project, which will improve connectivity throughout the city's neighborhoods.
((Photo by Downtown Development District))

Construction is underway on the first piece of the connectivity puzzle linking Baton Rouge's inner-city neighborhoods with a revitalized downtown.

Construction crews hired by BREC and the Downtown Development District broke ground at BREC's Expressway Park, the organizations announced Wednesday (June 11). The dirt moving at the park's location under interchange of the Interstates 10 and 110 near Government Street, represents the first sign of physical progress for the the Baton Rouge Greenway project.

The park will include a 10-to 12-foot-wide concrete pathway for cyclists, strollers and joggers. When the Baton Rouge Greenway is completed, the park's paths will eventually connect to North Boulevard Town Square, the Mississippi River levee, other BREC parks, the LSU Lakes and other destinations.

Construction on Expressway Park will last six months and will be completed in two three-month phases.

The project includes approximately 700 feet of new trail construction connecting Myrtle Avenue to South Boulevard at East Boulevard.

ANR Construction was hired to renovate the BREC-owned park byway of a grant obtained by DDD with local matches from the downtown district and BREC.